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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2025-48489

Prior to version 1.8.180, the application is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks due to insufficient data validation and sanitization during data reception.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, the application is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks due to insufficient data validation and sanitization during data reception. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

CVSS 4.0
4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.22% probability · 13th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
freescout/freescout
Source
security-advisories@github.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.